A sponsors primary responsibility is to share with the sponsee his/her experience with the program of Alcoholics Anonymous the 12 Steps and how the sponsor has been able to use those principles in his/her own life to recover from their alcoholism. The sponsor can lead and suggest and do the best that they can do. And, in reality â€“ that is the most that a sponsor should do.

The highest position that an alcoholic can hold and should hold in A.A., is to be a Member of A.A.

A sponsor is a Member of A.A. A sponsor is someone who is willing to share their time, efforts, and sometimes a little money, if and when it might be appropriate with the newcomer.

The best Manual on Sponsorship and the only authorized Manual on Sponsorship that we have is the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous . A good sponsor will share with the newcomer what they know about the solution in the book. A sponsor sharing anything other than what is in the book is simply sharing personal and not professional opinions on anything that is not in the book.

The chapter in the book, that deals with Sponsorship is Chapter Seven Working with others.

Dallas that is a wonderful article on sponsorship. Can I get permission to reprint it in our news letter? I would like to print it out for distribution and maybe make it into a pamphlet or something. Who do I contact to do this?